2011 World Series of Poker

Event #10: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$544,388
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,592,000
Entries
1,920
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

First Few Hands

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

From the button, Geffrey Klein limped in. Eddie Blumenthal raised to 240,000 and won the pot.

On the next hand, Blumenthal raised to 200,000 from the button. Klein made it 695,000 from the big blind and won the pot.

On the third hand, Klein limped the button and Blumenthal checked his option to see the first flop since being back from break. It came {J-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Blumenthal checked. Klein bet 110,000 and won the pot.

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Klein Doesn't Scare Easily

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Geffrey Klein
Geffrey Klein

Eddie Blumenthal made it 195,000 to go from the button and his opponent, Geffrey Klein, called from the big blind to go to a flop. The dealer ran his hand across the middle of the table and spread the {J-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. Klein led right out for 250,000. Blumenthal fought back with a raise to 570,000, but that wasn't enough to scare Klein. He moved all in. Blumenthal folded and dropped back to 2.4 million in chips. Klein increased to 6.24 million.

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Party

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

OK, so it may not really be a party, but we're doing our best here.

Eddie Blumenthal raised from the button to 190,000 and Geffrey Klein called from the big blind to see the flop come down {Q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Klein checked, Blumenthal bet 200,000 and Klein folded.

Like we said... party.

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Blastoff

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Geffrey Klein raised from the button to 190,000 and Eddie Blumenthal called from the big blind. The flop came down similar to last hand with the {Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} falling. Blumenthal checked, Klein bet 150,000 and Blumenthal folded.

In other news, the feature table stage in the Amazon Room at the Rio just took off for outer space.

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Showdown

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Geffrey Klein raised to 190,000 from the button and got a call from his opponent, Eddie Blumenthal in the big blind. The two players witnessed a flop of {Q-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} come down and both checked to see the {Q-Spades} fall on the turn. Blumenthal checked, Klein bet 150,000 and Blumenthal called. The {10-Diamonds} fell on the river and both players quickly checked their action.

At the shodown, Klein tabled the {A-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for queens and deuces with an ace. Blumenthal mucked, unable to beat Klein's hand, and lost the pot. He slipped to 2.64 million while Klein increased to six million.

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Klein Limping and Winning

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Geffrey Klein
Geffrey Klein

Geffrey Klein called from the button and Eddie Blumenthal checked in the big blind. The flop came down {Q-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Blumenthal checked. Klein fired 150,000 and won the pot.

A few hands later, Klein limped the button again and Blumenthal checked. The flop came down {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn was the {A-Hearts} and Blumenthal checked, only to see a bet of 125,000 tossed out by Klein. Blumenthal folded and Klein scooped another pot.

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Blumenthal Pulling Back

Eddie Blumenthal
Eddie Blumenthal

Geffrey Klein raised to 190,000 on the button to start this hand and then Eddie Blumenthal reraised from the big blind to 560,000 and Klein called.

The flop came down {10-Spades}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} with over a million chips in the middle. Blumenthal fired 545,000 and Klein folded.

On the next hand, Blumenthal raised to 200,000 on the button and Klein made the call to see the {10-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{6-Hearts} flop. Klein fired 200,000 and got a fold from Blumenthal to win some chips back that he lost last hand.

Player Chips Progress
Geffrey Klein us
Geffrey Klein
4,825,000
-1,175,000
-1,175,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Eddie Blumenthal us
Eddie Blumenthal
3,815,000
1,175,000
1,175,000

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